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Passenger plane engulfed by flames after take-off

A Tu-204 passenger airplane bound from Ufa to Sochi was forced to make an immediate return after one of its engines caught fire shortly after take-off. A total of 202 people were on board at the time. The airplane made an emergency landing at Ufa's airport where fire crews extinguished the blaze and passengers were evacuated via inflatable escape slides. The plane managed to land safely, and no injuries were reported.

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Video: Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM amid loud cheers and chants

TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.